Hi all

 

i notice that Lidl will be selling Brio lockable roof bars on Sunday 6th May.  These are said to ave a capacity of 90kg.

 

i will need some fir my new Octavia Estate.

 

as these are much cheaper than OEM bars, I wonder if anyone has any experience of the product.

 

thanks

 

John

Never heard of them but forget the 90kg last ad rating and go by what you car manual states. 

I have these myself, they do the job, i carried a load of 4.8m lengths of wood to my dad's yesterday, no problem at all

Yea I’ve got them. Had them for 3 years and had them well Loaded and they’ve never come loose once. Good quality and secure. Even with a roof box on the autobahn at considerably more than the uk speed limit 

Thanks all. 

whats the wind noise like at motorway speeds? they have quite a big profile.

I have them too, had them for a about 3 years. In fact they've been on my car permanently for a the last month, with and without a roof box. Mine whistle from about 20 mph upwards, and they they're quiet from about 65+ generally.

Not too noisy though, and the stereo drowns them out anyway.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited 3 May, 20188 yr by Mikebham

On 5/2/2018 at 13:33, jst_at_home said:

Hi all

 

i notice that Lidl will be selling Brio lockable roof bars on Sunday 6th May.  These are said to ave a capacity of 90kg.

 

i will need some fir my new Octavia Estate.

 

as these are much cheaper than OEM bars, I wonder if anyone has any experience of the product.

 

thanks

 

John

 

Hell great find thanks been looking for cheap decent bars, glad i logged on now lol

one more Q, how much?

 

On 02/05/2018 at 13:43, CWARD said:

Never heard of them but forget the 90kg last ad rating and go by what you car manual states. 

As you probably know the Octavia is rated at 75kg roof load so they're within the guidelines for loading.

 

John

29 minutes ago, JohnnyType2 said:

one more Q, how much?

 

£29.99 https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/Non-Food-Offers.htm?articleId=12835

 

14 hours ago, JohnnyType2 said:

whats the wind noise like at motorway speeds? they have quite a big profile.

The Skoda bars on my Yeti are not quiet but with the roof box on, I tend not to cruise at much more than 60/65.  I find that this is the point where the mpg starts to deteriorate.

 

John

 

On 02/05/2018 at 21:29, Esseesse200 said:

Yea I’ve got them. Had them for 3 years and had them well Loaded and they’ve never come loose once. Good quality and secure. Even with a roof box on the autobahn at considerably more than the uk speed limit 

 

A question to those who have them, will these bars take "T-Track" fittings or will I need to ft my box using u-bolts?

 

John

5 minutes ago, jst_at_home said:

A question to those who have them, will these bars take "T-Track" fittings or will I need to ft my box using u-bolts?

 

John

Hi John. 

Mom pretty sure they will take t-track. I only use the u bolts and the Thule twist lock fasteners 

great price! unfortunately they are not available in my area, we have some dumb BBQ instead :/

Guys I need some roof bars for my VRS but its a a non-hatch. Need it to carry a MTB bike! 

 

Suggestions? 

 

Cheers! 

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Edited 3 May, 20188 yr by SC03OTT

They look very similar to mine. I actually used them in anger yesterday and they were spot on

 

https://www.hypermiler.co.uk/product-reviews/xtremeauto-maypole-universal-roof-bar-review-skoda-octavia-estate-amazon